Week 13 - 2012 College Football Rankings

Notre Dame is almost assuredly in the National Championship Game after going through the entire season undefeated. Yet, our analysis still only has the Fighting Irish with the fifth best season this year, behind Oregon, Alabama, Florida and Texas A&M. We think a question still remains whether the Notre Dame offense is good enough to put them at the top of the list. They had several games this season that should not have been as close as they ended up being.

Of course, the Ohio State Buckeyes also finished the season undefeated. They won't be going to any bowl and are ineligible for the National Championship because they are on probation, but even without that, the Buckeyes didn't even show up in our Top Ten, finishing their season ranked #11. (Losses by other teams during the conference championship games and the bowls might be enough to move them up. We'll just have to wait and see.)

Here is our complete list of rankings after the thirteenth week, with only some conference championship games and a couple of other assorted games remaining in the regular season:

1. Oregon Ducks (11-1) - 1.1
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) - 2.3
3. Florida Gators (11-1) - 3.1
4. Texas A&M Aggies (10-2) - 4.6
5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0) - 5.1
6. South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2) - 5.5
7. Georgia Bulldogs (11-1) - 6.6
8. LSU Tigers (10-2) - 8.5
9. Stanford Cardinal (10-2) - 10.4
10. Kansas State Wildcats (10-1) - 10.5
11. Ohio State Buckeyes (12-0) - 11.9
(tie) Oklahoma Sooners (9-2) - 11.9
13. Clemson Tigers (10-2) - 13.6
14. Florida State Seminoles (10-2) - 14.7
15. Utah State Aggies (10-2) - 15.1
16. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2) - 15.6
17. Oregon State Beavers (8-3) - 18.1
18. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-4) - 18.6
19. Fresno State Bulldogs (9-3) - 18.8
20. San Jose State Spartans (10-2) - 19.6
21. USC Trojans (7-5) - 22.6
22. Boise State Broncos (9-2) - 23.7
23. Michigan Wolverines (8-4) - 24.1
24. Texas Longhorns (8-3) - 24.3
25. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (9-3) - 24.7
26. Wisconsin Badgers (7-5) - 25.9
27. Arizona Wildcats (7-5) - 27.2
28. BYU Cougars (7-5) - 28.7
29. Northern Illinois Huskies (11-1) - 29.9
30. UCLA Bruins (9-3) - 30.3
31. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-4) - 31.0
32. Northwestern Wildcats (9-3) - 33.0
33. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-3) - 33.3
34. Kent State Golden Flashes (11-1) - 33.4
(tie) Penn State Nittany Lions (8-4) - 33.4
36. UCF Knights (9-3) - 35.7
37. Arizona State Sun Devils (7-5) - 37.7
38. Ole Miss Rebels (6-6) - 38.7
39. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-2) - 39.5
40. Baylor Bears (6-5) - 39.7
41. Michigan State Spartans (6-6) - 40.9
42. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) - 42.5
43. TCU Horned Frogs (6-5) - 43.9
44. Arkansas State Red Wolves (8-3) - 44.5
45. San Diego State Aztecs (9-3) - 45.3
46. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 46.3
47. Toledo Rockets (9-3) - 46.4
48. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-4) - 46.8
49. Washington Huskies (7-5) - 47.9
50. Iowa State Cyclones (6-6) - 49.4
51. Louisville Cardinals (9-2) - 49.5
52. Missouri Tigers (5-7) - 52.0
(tie) Syracuse Orange (7-5) - 52.0
54. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-3) - 52.8
55. Miami Hurricanes (7-5) - 53.4
56. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4) - 57.2
57. Tennessee Volunteers (5-7) - 57.3
58. Ball State Cardinals (9-3) - 57.5
59. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (7-4) - 58.3
60. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-6) - 58.7
61. Bowling Green Falcons (8-4) - 61.6
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 61.6
63. Utah Utes (5-7) - 62.9
64. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-8) - 64.7
65. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (8-4) - 65.7
66. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-6) - 66.2
67. Navy Midshipmen (7-4) - 66.7
68. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-6) - 67.5
69. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-5) - 68.4
70. Purdue Boilermakers (6-6) - 70.2
71. Duke Blue Devils (6-6) - 70.9
72. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-8) - 71.7
73. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-3) - 72.8
74. Troy Trojans (5-7) - 75.6
75. Rice Owls (6-6) - 75.7
76. California Golden Bears (3-9) - 76.5
77. SMU Mustangs (6-6) - 76.6
78. Ohio Bobcats (8-4) - 76.7
79. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-6) - 78.3
80. Connecticut Huskies (5-6) - 81.1
81. South Florida Bulls (3-8) - 81.2
82. ECU Pirates (8-4) - 81.6
83. Virginia Cavaliers (4-8) - 82.4
84. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-7) - 83.8
85. Nevada Wolf Pack (7-4) - 84.3
86. Indiana Hoosiers (4-8) - 86.0
87. Auburn Tigers (3-9) - 87.6
88. Kentucky Wildcats (2-10) - 88.5
89. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-6) - 89.8
90. Air Force Falcons (6-6) - 90.4
91. Maryland Terrapins (4-8) - 91.9
92. Marshall Thundering Herd (5-7) - 92.1
93. Houston Cougars (5-7) - 92.3
94. North Texas Mean Green (4-8) - 92.9
95. UTSA Roadrunners (8-4) - 93.4
96. Temple Owls (4-7) - 95.1
97. Buffalo Bulls (4-8) - 97.5
98. FIU Golden Panthers (3-9) - 98.7
99. Kansas Jayhawks (1-10) - 98.9
100. Texas State Bobcats (3-8) - 100.3
101. Western Michigan Broncos (4-8) - 100.4
102. Memphis Tigers (4-8) - 100.8
103. Miami University RedHawks (4-8) - 102.2
104. Florida Atlantic Owls (3-8) - 104.3
105. Washington State Cougars (3-9) - 104.8
106. Boston College Eagles (2-10) - 106.2
107. UTEP Miners (3-9) - 107.5
108. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-10) - 107.7
109. New Mexico Lobos (4-9) - 108.1
110. UAB Blazers (3-9) - 109.3
111. Tulane Green Wave (2-10) - 111.2
112. Wyoming Cowboys (4-8) - 113.2
113. South Alabama Jaguars (2-10) - 113.4
114. Army Black Knights (2-9) - 115.2
115. Hawaii Warriors (2-9) - 115.7
116. Colorado State Rams (4-8) - 116.4
117. Akron Zips (1-11) - 116.8
(tie) UNLV Rebels (2-11) - 116.8
119. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-10) - 117.5
120. New Mexico State Aggies (1-10) - 119.2
121. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-12) - 121.1
122. Massachusetts Minutemen (1-11) - 121.6
123. Colorado Buffaloes (1-11) - 122.2
124. Idaho Vandals (1-11) - 123.6